Isang linggo na niyang pinipilit na ibalik ang lahat sa dati at mabuhay nang parang walang nangyari. She goes to work as usual, she does everything in the restaurant as usual and tried to live her life as usual. She wanted to forget everything about Justin, pero alam niyang imposible ‘yon lalo na’t araw-araw ay may nagpapaalala sa kanya sa dating kaibigan.

It’s the most stupid question, if you think of it. It’s been a week and he had missed her. She still looked beautiful as always, and at that moment, he just wanted to hold her in his arms and kiss her and tell her how much he loves her. But all he could do is ask her a stupid question.

“Amanda, hindi ako pupunta ng California, okay? At kailangan kong umalis para lang mag-isip. But now I’m back to talk to you and tell you how I really feel about you.”

“Alam ko na lahat, Justin.”

“W-what do you mean?” nagtataka nitong tanong.

“I mean, magre-resign na ‘ko!”

“What?! You can’t resign just like that, Amanda!” malakas na sabi ni Justin. This is out of his plan. He never thought that Amanda could ever think of quitting her job. Hindi alam ni Justin ang iisipin. Just last week, she told him she loves him. Just last week, she said that she can no longer be just a friend because she had fallen inlove with him. It’s been just a week. Ayaw niyang isipin na bigla na lang nagbago ang isip nito kaya ito magre-resign. Tumalikod siya rito at muling humarap. Pareho na silang basang-basa at pareho silang walang pakialam. “You’re running away, aren’t you? This is your way to run away from me and the situation, isn’t it?”

“Eversince we first met that night at the coffee shop?” mariin niyang tanong. “ You love me that’s why you opened this restaurant? You hired me to be your chef and you asked me to stay in your apartment because you loved me eversince? Bullshit, Justin! Kung mahal mo ‘ko, hindi mo pagpaplanuhan ang buhay ko. My dream was to be a chef in a cruise ship and travel around the world, but I tried to forget about that because of you, Justin. I tried to live a different life for you. All along, I thought I was so blessed to have a friend like you. And I am not even aware that you’ve been deceiving me all along.”

“And there I was helplessly falling in love with you. How stupid could I get?”

“Please, let me explain..I-”

When Justin tried to hold her again, she stepped back. “I don’t need to hear anything from you. You lied to me. It’s as simple as that. You planned everything from the start and you controlled my life. You made me look like a fool. And I hate you,” naiiyak niyang sabi. “Is hurting me this much a part of your plan? Because if it is, you’ve successfully done it, Justin. Hindi mo alam kung gaano ‘ko nasasaktan ngayon.”

“Amanda, I’m sorry if it made you feel that way. I never meant to hurt you.”

“Really? So what did you mean by doing that? To make me happy?” sarkastiko niyang tanong.

“I wanted to protect you! You are very important to me and I want you to feel special. I want to give everything to you, Amanda. I love you so much that I’m willing to do anything for you.”

“I tried to tell you but I got too scared, okay? Before I knew it, we’ve become so close that it didn’t matter anymore if you knew or not. As long as you’re with me, it didn’t matter anymore. Until it was too late to tell you how I really feel. Natakot ako’ng baka hindi mo ‘ko maintindihan.”